New York Fashion Week kicked off today and without a doubt, Kanye West's show featuring his collaboration with Adidas (#yeezyseason) was the hottest ticket. The show, conceptualized with artist Vanessa Beecroft, marked West's return to fashion: a full collection of apparel and footwear (yes, clothes in addition to the Yeezy Boosts).&

Here, a breakdown of everything that happened:

Getting In

Unless you were Jay Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, or a member of the Kardashian family (Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, and baby North West were all there), you were gonna have to wait. Editor in chief? Didn't matter. We were told that because of last minute "rehearsals," the doors would not open. It was cold. The fashion crew started to get pissy.

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The Requisite Rant

Finally inside, the show started with a recording from Kanye:

Adidas Boost is the industry leading technology. And I had to use the best innovation. This is Yeezy Season One.

There's a series of people who write negative comments. they wanna joke around and say, 'Why is he still trying?' If I see something, if I see an opportunity, I'm going to go for it. I'm here to crack the pavement and make new grounds, sonically and in society, culturally. We're not always in the position we want to be at. We're constantly growing, we're constantly making mistakes. We're constantly trying to express ourselves and actualize our dreams. I wanna create something better for you. We have been limited. It's bigger than who I am even in this, you know, my presence, living. It's about, when I was on earth, what did I do to help? I want people to think more, I want people to feel like it's okay to create and follow what their dreams are, and not feel boxed in. I want people to feel like awesome is possible. There's a lack of creativity in every field. Because people are afraid. As an artist and in this world, we can do whatever we want.

Update: We now have a (somewhat) definitive answer as to why li'l Nori was in such an unpleasant state throughout the show.

Following the presentation, West spoke with i-D backstage and touched on the meltdown.

"Maybe she was just scared for her daddy," he said. "She just wanted people to stop being mean to her daddy. Because she knows that her daddy loves the world and just wants to make it a more beautiful place."

Who knew a 19-month-old could be so empathetic and worldly?

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The Models

We have to hand it to Kanye: The casting was super diverse in terms of ethnicity and size. Monic Perez, 22, who modeled in the show, told us that Kanye was "involved in absolutely everything, from the casting up until this point." As for the nude body stockings the models wore? "It's so hard, it takes about 20 minutes to get into."

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Oh and Kylie Jenner (not Kendall!) made her modeling debut:

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And here she is with her big sis:

Update: In potentially sad/awkward news, Page Six is reporting that Kendall Jenner was actually supposed to appear in West's presentation—not Kylie. However, Kendall had apparently already agreed to be an exclusive in the Alexander Wang runway show on Saturday, and therefore was unavailable.

Said a source, "Kendall made a deal [with Wang.] She has a job to do." West then asked Kylie to fill in last minute. "It was a whole controversial thing," the source added.

Still, others insist that Kylie was her bro-in-law's first choice from the get-go. We may never know the truth...

The Clothes

Update: According to the show notes, released via email following the collection, West calls this& the world's first "solutions-based" clothing line—the individual pieces define a style that matches the relentless pace of contemporary lives. "I don't want the clothes to be the life," he says. "I want the clothes to help the life." His goal is to "absolve consumers of dressing's daily stress by creating a line of high-quality essentials that can be freely combined in infinite ways—'like Legos.' "They are pieces, according to the release, that are meant to be worn "from the gym to the office to a meeting to the airport and everywhere in between." "I wanted something that felt like New York or Paris or Tokyo or Santa Barbara or Chicago," West said, "a worldliness and an ease."